Botswana 20 places up in global report :: Mmegi Online

Botswana's economic competitiveness has improved on the back of strong macro-economic stability, good quality institutions and infrastructure as well as financial market sophistication, a report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, Switzerland reveals.

According to the report, which uses the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) as its barometer for the rankings, Botswana has gone up 20 places to position 56 from a list of 134 countries.

Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the report at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) on Wednesday, the CEO of the Citizen Empowerment Development Agency (CEDA) Dr Thapelo Matsheka said although the marked improvement in Botswana's ranking is a cause for celebration, Botswana still has a long way to go to achieve satisfactory rankings.

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Botswana 20 places up in global report

Botswana's economic competitiveness has improved on the back of strong macro-economic stability, good quality institutions and infrastructure as well as financial market sophistication, a report released Wednesday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Geneva, Switzerland reveals.

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